Smoker&#39;s ash receptacle



Jan. 14, 1930. F. NERSEBE SMOKERS ASH RECEPTACLE iled'Feb. 2, 1929lttmrg Patented Jan. 14, 1930 FRITZ WERSEBE, or Hiram, GERMANY SMOKERSASE RECEPTAQLE Application filed February 2, 1929, Serial No. 887,151,and in Germany December 14, 1927.

This invention relates to smokers ash receptacles and consists in theprovision of a casing formed with a hopper which is normally closed atthe bottom by two arcuate, pivotallysupported plates adapted to turn inopposite directions about pivots arranged in the lower part of thecasing in the centre of the plate.curvature' for opening and closing thehopper, the plates being arranged relative to overhanging hopper wallsso as to be swept by the latter for clearing off the ashes, means beingprovided for maintaining the plates normally in closed position and foropening out the same by the 1 depression of an operating element.

Fig.1 of the accompanying drawings re resents a vertical section of oneform of t e device, A I

Fig. 2', a vertical section of another form, Fig. 3,& section onthe lineIII III of Fig. V

Fig. 4, a vertical section of a further modification, and a Fig. 5,a'section at right angles to Fig. 4. Theash receptacle comprises acasing 1 the sides 2 of which may either be upright or slanting andadapted to receive advertisements. In the top wall of the casing thereis an opening 3 and under the latter thre is h a hopper 4 the bottom ofwhich is normally closed by twoarcuate plates 5 and 6. These plates aresupported by arms 9 and 10 which are pivoted .at 8 near the bottom 7 ofthe casing, the pivots being concentric with the plates. The plates areweighted'by bars 11 which tend to hold them together and keep the hopperclosed. The inner edges 12 of the plates are turned up for engagementwith the overhanging hopper walls which are adapted to sweep the platesso as to clear them of ashes when the plates are turned back for openingthe hopper. For a convenient opening out of the plates, a key 14 isprovided the stem of whlch is guided in a sleeve 13' and in a bracket 29and connected by links 15, 15' to the arms 9 and' 10 so that the'latterwill be pressed apart on the depression of the key. A'spring 16 on thekey stem tends to raise the key and aids the weights 11 to keep thehopper closed.

in closed legs 19. The match box holder 22 is For discharging theashesfrom the casing, one slde wall is provided with anaperture whlch isnormally closed by a cover 2v fitted with a handle 18. A spring 17 bearsagainst a flange on thecover so as to retain the latter osition. i

The as receptacle is surmounted by a match box support in the form of aplatform 20which is carried on the casing by pro-' vlded with tworesilient arms 21 and with springs 24 which are formed with nicks 23-for engagement with apertures in the'platform 20. These springs enablethe match box holder to be detached from the platform. The holder hasalso a U-shaped, upwardly directed shackle which is adapted to beinserted into the match box cover. If

this insertion is effected after the end wall of the drawer has beendetached, it is pos- 7 sible, after the insertion, to remove the drawerand leave the matches conveniently supported in the cover and in theshackle.

As an alternative, the holder 22 may be adapted for insertion into thematch-box cover without the shackle which may then be dis ensed with. heconstruction s'hewn in Figs. 2 and 3 1s similar to the one alreadydescribed, the only difference being that the casing is provided with adetachable top cover 27 which is adapted to carry the entire mechanism,the ivots 8 being connected to brackets 28 whic depend from the cover.In this case the cover and the mechanism are removed together from thecasing for entering the latter. The cover has a downturn rim 26 whichfits over the edge of the casing and whichmay be punched with deressions 33 for engagement with correspon ing projec- .9 tions on thecasing. In addition, a spring catch 32 may be employed for holding thecover normall in position. There are two key stems 31 or operating theplates 5 and 6 and these stems, which are guided in apertures 30 in thecover, are interconnected by a bridge iece 19' which carries the matchbox hol er.

A suitable arrangement for use in motor cars and the like is shewn inFigs. 4 and 5.

The cover mechanism as in the previous construction,

is connected to a plate 34 whereby 'it is secured either to the dashboard or to which carries the entire some other part of the vehicle, thecasing.be-

the match box cover and to be detachably secured to said platform.

7. The ash receptacle claimed in claim 2 in combination with a platform,legs support ing said platform on the casing, a match box holder, andnicked supporting springs connected to said holder and adapted to engagein slots in the platform for retaining the holder on the latter. FRITZWERSEBE.

ing withdrawable from underneath. Spring catches 36, connected to thebrackets 28, are

adapted to engage underlshoulders on the casing so as to retain thelatter normally in position.

I claim:

1. A smokers ash receptacle comprising a casing formed with a hopper,two arcuate plates adjoining overhanging hopper walls and forming abottom for the hopper,

ivoted arms supporting said plates in the ower part of the casing so asto allow them to turn in opposite directions about the cen- 5 tre of thecurvature for opening and closing the hopper, the plates being arrangedrelative to the overhanging hopper walls so as to be swept by thelatter, means for maintaining the plates normally in closed osiaotion,and an operating element adapte on depression, to 0 en out the plates.

2. A smokers ash receptacle comprising a casing, a detachable cover forsaid casing provided with a hopper, two arcuate plates adjoiningoverhangingv hopper walls and forming a bottom for the ho per, a pair ofsupporting brackets depen ing from the 7 cover, supporting arms for theplates pivoted to said brackets so as to enable the plates to turn inopposite directions about the centre of the curvature for opening andclosing the hopper, the plates being arranged relative to theoverhanging hopper walls so as to be swept b the latter, means formaintaining the plates normally in closed position, and an operatingelement linked to said arms and adapted, on depression, to open out theplates.

3 An ash receptacle as claimed in claim 2 wherein the plates are adaptedto turn about a common axis from a substantially horizontal to asubstantially vertical position.

4. An ash receptacle as claimed in claim 2 and means for fastening thecover to a wall and for locking the casing to the cover.

5. The ash receptacle claimed in claim 2 in combination with a-platform,legs supporting said platform on the casing, and a match box holderdetachably mounted on said latform.

match box holder adapted to be inserted into' 6. he ash receptacleclaimed in claim 2. V

